In America’s Most Violent City, You’re Free to Carry a Semi-Automatic Weapon

In a time when the police shoot 12-year-olds on sight for carrying fake guns, it’s odd to see a line of locals leisurely strolling down the sidewalk armed with high-powered rifles. But in Michigan, cops aren’t the only ones who walk around with their firearms on display. If you are a legal gun owner over the age of 18, you can strap an AR-15 to your chest and go about your day as long as you are on foot—no permit required. In partnership with MSNBC, Vocativ followed a group of open-carry activists called H